Co-working spaces to open doors to show off Detroit's creative economy

Seven of Detroit's co-working spaces will open their doors to the public and host special events next week as part of the first Co-Lab Detroit event.

The goal of Co-Lab Detroit is to introduce the co-working spaces, many of which have opened in the past few months, to the community and foster collaboration between those spaces, said Amanda Lewan, community manager of Bamboo Detroit, one of the spaces participating in the event.

"We want people to see what it might be like to work in our spaces and meet like-minded people," Lewan said.

Co-working spaces are shared, collaborative work spaces where individuals, startups and small businesses can work and network with others for less than the cost of operating out of a traditional business.